Church History Biographical Database
Jabez Woodard
Born in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1821 October 7
Mother
Eleanor Webb
Father
James Woodard
Date Details
Occurred On 1821 October 7
Married Ann Granger
1843 November 5 (Age 22)
Baptized
1849 August 10 (Age 27)
Served in Italian Mission
1850 September 18 – 1852 February 20 (Age 28) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
England, United Kingdom
Date Details
Started On 1850 September 18
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1852 February 20
Released
Called as President to Italian Mission
1852 – 1854 March 10 (Age 30) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Date Details
Started On 1852
Called
Ended On 1854 March 10
Departed from Field
Served in Malta Mission
1852 February 26 – May 16 (Age 30) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He accompanied Lorenzo Snow to open Malta for the preaching of the Gospel.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1852 February 26
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1852 May 16
Released
Called as President to Malta Mission
1852 May 16 – 30 (Age 30) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was left briefly in charge of the mission after Lorenzo Snow departed and before Thomas Obray arrived.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Date Details
Started On 1852 May 16
Called
Ended On 1852 May 30
Released
Traveled in Robert L. Campbell Company (1854)
1854 July 18 – October 31 (Age 32) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1854 July 18
Joined Company
On 1854 October
Arrived at Home
Ended Between 1854 October 28 – 31
Company Arrived
Called as President to Swiss Mission
1857 April 23 – 1861 May 16 (Age 35) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
As mission president he served as editor of the mission newspaper, Der Darsteller der Heiligen der Letzten Tage. The German Mission was absorbed by the Swiss and Italian Mission in 1861 and he continued as president of the new Swiss, Italian, and German Mission until the arrival of John L. Smith.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
West Jordan, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Date Details
Started On 1857 April 23
Departed from Home
On 1857 August 20
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1861 May 16
Released
Traveled in Sixtus E. Johnson Company (1861)
1861 July 14 – September 27 (Age 39) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Between 1861 July 14 – 15
Joined Company
On 1861 September
Arrived at Home
Ended On 1861 September 27
Company Arrived
Died in Milton, Morgan, Utah Territory, United States
1870 March 2 (Age 48)